Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Anish Giri

The Game

White	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black	Anish Giri
Result	0-1
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site	chess.com INT
Round	1.9
Date	2025.10.29
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	48

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p2rk1/6p1/pP2p2p/P1Q4P/2P1NqP1/4K3/8 w - - 2 49

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.d3 Bc5
5. 5.c3 O-O
6. 6.O-O d5
7. 7.exd5 Qxd5
8. 8.Bc4 Qd8
9. 9.b4 Bd6
10. 10.h3 h6
11. 11.Nbd2 a6
12. 12.a4 Re8
13. 13.Qc2 Bf5
14. 14.Ne4 Be6
15. 15.Bxe6 Rxe6
16. 16.Re1 Nxe4
17. 17.dxe4 a5
18. 18.b5 Nb8
19. 19.Be3 Nd7
20. 20.Rad1 Qe7
21. 21.Nd2 Bc5
22. 22.Nc4 Bxe3
23. 23.Nxe3 Nc5
24. 24.Nd5 Qd8
25. 25.Qa2 Rd6
26. 26.Qc4 b6
27. 27.Ne3 Qf6
28. 28.Rxd6 Qxd6
29. 29.Rd1 Qe6
30. 30.Rd5 h5
31. 31.h4 g6
32. 32.g3 Rc8
33. 33.Kg2 Kg7
34. 34.Rxc5 bxc5
35. 35.Qxc5 Qd6
36. 36.Qc4 Rd8
37. 37.Nd5 Rd7
38. 38.f3 f5
39. 39.Kf2 fxe4
40. 40.fxe4 Rf7+
41. 41.Ke2 Qa3
42. 42.Ne3 Qb2+
43. 43.Kd3 Qb1+
44. 44.Ke2 Qa1
45. 45.Qc5 Qa2+
46. 46.Kd3 Qb1+
47. 47.Ke2 Qxe4
48. 48.Qc4 Qf3+

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